"Truth, justice, and a brighter tomorrow"

International box office receipts.

Now, despite the 'american way' being ridiculously stupid, questionable propaganda, brainwashing doctrine, hypnosis to keep people nationalistic and fascist (without using those words), this 'brighter tomorrow' seems...

..I can't believe I am saying this..

..EVEN stupider.

Yes, they actually found a replacement that tops the earlier one in stupidity. I did NOT think that was possible.

How did anyone think THAT would be a good thing to say? Truth is important, Justice might be even more so. A third similarly powerful and virtuous word to stand behind might be freedom (maybe the most important thing for an individual - many only realize this when they lose it), altruism, compassion, love, understanding (a little weaker now)..

There must be dozens of words or concepts that are better than 'american way', hit an emotional cord in a similar way, fit in with the other words and so on that they could have chosen.

'Brighter tomorrow'? What?

This isn't even a thing! It's a weak wish at best, it does nothing for anyone in practical terms, like freedom, truth and justice would. What the heck? American way is similarly VAGUE, but what the heck? Brighter than what? Only tomorrow, not the day after tomorrow?

You also CAN'T stand for 'tomorrow', because you are not there yet, because future does not exist yet, except as a condept in your mind. So you are standing for a concept in your mind (or at least something that CAN only exist as such, without a time machine, of course, but Superman can't turn time forward, can he?)..??

Why is 'brighter' better? How can a 'tomorrow', which is already an abstract concept, be 'brighter' (which, I think, they mean FIGURATIVELY, which makes it even more of an abstract concept) than.. what, yesterday? Today? What if today is an especially bright day, then aren't you greedy instead of humble, when nothing is good enough for you, since you STILL want it to be brighter?!

Also, what if something is too bright, so it will blind you or...

"Truth, Justice and The American Way" was basically early American propaganda. "Truth, Justice and A Brighter Tomorrow" is actually a better phrase.

I have always questioned the nationalistic jingoism in those movies. It was NOT originally 'and the american way' (whatever THAT means, since there are MULTIPLE Americas, multiple states within one of them and so on).

In my opinion, someone coming from another planet (a lot like me) would have an 'outsider's view' on things, and would NOT become part of pretty much ANY cult, whether it's the cult of nationalism, genderism, religions, et cetera. This is also why The Christ was not a 'jew' - the sperm was not even from an Earthian's body (normal body could not handle the high frequencies of the soul of a level three entity), and the insemination was artificial (hence, virgin Mary).

So Superman should ABSOLUTELY not stand for any 'American way', or at the very least, this 'American way' should be defined. When you are born and lived your life in another country, then watch this bit, it REALLY seems alien (especially to an alien) and jarring!

It's like 'WHAT did he say? Why American way?' - it ABSOLUTELY makes no sense, and I have always wondered and questioned that. It's very frustrating to have this 'admirable entity' that does good deeds, then suddenly he's Ronald Reagan? What the heck..

I think the original phrase WAS more universal, but for some reason, The United and sometimes not-so-United States And Other Territories That Will Never Be Accepted As States For Some Reasons of The Middle Part of Northern America And Some Polynesian Islands Among Other Things That Are Not In The Americas (the more accurate name..) is so nationalistic, it's downright fascist.

They are always told they are number one and the best country in the world that enjoy freedoms that do not exist elsewhere. But when one of them visits Europe, they will be shocked that the law is actually universal, thus human rights are location-independent, and freedom exists even more in Europe than in any of the 'Americas'.

It's like the people of that country are being systematically brainwashed..

Have you considered that maybe Superman believes in what we might call traditional American values and that he has gratitude toward the nation that took him in and raised him as its own?

But, that will never happen. Europe laughs at America.

I agree. Let's have Brainiac or even Mister Mxyzptlk!